Professional Progress CommitteeThe role of the Professional Progress Committee (PPC) is to support, assist, and mentor pre-professional majors in the School of Education and Counseling. The committee consists of Wayne State College faculty from the four Schools,and representatives from the K-12 area schools. The PPC meets at least once a month to assist the Director of Field Experience in continuously monitoring the progress of Teacher Education majors and those students who seek admission to Teacher Education. Requirements for admission to Teacher Education and for continuation in the program of Teacher Education include maintaining a GPA of 2.5 in all coursework and specificlly in the professional education and endorsement area coursework. Education majors must pass the Praxis Professional Skills Test (PPST) and obtain the recommendations of professors in their major fields, of professors who teach Foundations courses in the School of Education and Counseling, and of a professor from one of the Schools outside the School of Education and Counseling. During the course of their undergraduate preparation, Nebraska state law requires that all future teachers complete a minimum of 100 hours of field experience. At the end of their pre-professional programs, teacher of education majors spend at least one semester in directed teaching in a school classroom. Questions about the Professional Progress Committee can be directed to the Office of the Field Experience.
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